The Romberger Family in the Lykens Valley
A photograph from 2019 of a Romberger Family Reunion held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the table (center) is Bob Averell, family historian, sharing some […]
Williamstown – Mountain House
An undated photograph of the Mountain House, 201 Spruce Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. The following history of the business was […]
The Great Lykens Fire of 1912
Reports from two newspapers on the fire that destroyed a portion of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in November, 1912. ______________________________________________ From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, November 13, 1912: LYKENS VISITED […]
Williamstown – Keiter’s Drug Store
An undated photograph of Keiter’s Drug Store at 101 West Market Street (or 106 West Market Street), Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following history of the business was presented in […]
History of the Williams Valley Railroad to 1907
The following articled appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, November 3, 1967, as a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the same paper, April 19, 1907. THE HISTORY […]
Reading Railroad Takes Over Operation of Williams Valley Railroad, 1907
___________________________________________________ From the West Schuylkill Herald, April 19, 1907: PHILADEPPHIA & READING TO OPERATE WILLIAMS VALLEY Tuesday, April 16th [1907] marked a new epoch in the history of the Williams […]
Williamstown – Seybert Evangelical Church
A history of the Seybert Evangelical Church of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from its conception in 1826, through the construction of the first church building in Williamstown in 1871, through […]
Williamstown – Umholtz Grocery, 1976
A 1976 photograph of the Umholtz Grocery Store, 338 Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The store is located in the old Seybert Church building. The following history of the […]